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April 1, 1999
Mining Opportunity
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
Michele Luderer
The growing home infusion market is a golden vein that many prospectors in the home medical equipment field have considered tapping, only to be discouraged...
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Y2K Countdown
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
HOMECARE MAGAZINE STAFF
Medicare Computer Systems Get Better Grades in New Report Washington Cramming for finals, the agency that oversees Medicare raised its grade from an "F"...
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HomeCareNews
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
HOMECARE MAGAZINE STAFF
FAMED Wins Preliminary Round In Competitive Bidding BattleTampa, Fla. A United States magistrate judge sided with the Florida Association of Medical Equipment...
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Optimism and Opportunity
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
HOMECARE MAGAZINE STAFF
San Antonio Even with concerns over implementation of inherent reasonableness, competitive bidding and consolidated billing, industry leaders maintained...
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State News
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
Michele Luderer
California Board of Pharmacy Seeks to Reduce License Fees Sacramento The California State Board of Pharmacy has released a proposed regulation that seeks...
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HomeCareNews
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
HOMECARE MAGAZINE STAFF
Medicare Overpayments Dropped 38% in 1998 Washington A dramatic reduction in overpayments to health care providers last year proves the government's campaign...
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ProviderNews
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
HOMECARE MAGAZINE STAFF
HHCA Files for Chapter 11 King of Prussia, Pa. Beleaguered provider Home Health Corp. of America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in late February,...
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People News
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
HOMECARE MAGAZINE STAFF
Wayne Bazzle, chairman and chief executive officer of Dallas-based HealthCor Holdings, and Cheryl Bazzle, president and chief operating officer, have...
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Acquisitions and Alliances
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
HOMECARE MAGAZINE STAFF
New York Health Care, Brooklyn, N.Y., has completed its acquisition of a home health agency in Shrewsbury, N.J., formerly owned by Lake Success, N.Y.-based...
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Financial News
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
HOMECARE MAGAZINE STAFF
Lincare Holdings, Clearwater, Fla., has reported revenue of $487.4 million for the year ended December 31, 1998, up 10 percent from $443.2 million the...
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Financial News
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
HOMECARE MAGAZINE STAFF
PolyMedica Corp., Woburn, Mass., reported record sales of $28.8 million for the third quarter of fiscal 1998, ended December 31, 1998, up from $20.7 million...
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People News
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
HOMECARE MAGAZINE STAFF
James Liken and J. Paul Yokubinas have been appointed to the board of directors of Respironics Inc., the Pittsburgh-based manufacturer of home medical...
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He-eee-ere's Barry
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
Ken Gurnick
JERRY SPRINGER, YOU'VE got competition.OK, not really.But coming soon to Texas television sets will be Health Talk, a 30-minute public access program...
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Promotion Partner
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
Kimberly Schworm
If you think the most home medical equipment manufacturers can offer is a fair price on products, you're barely skimming the surface, according to Eric...
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Leave the Driving to Us
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
Valerie J. Nelson
In a firm with 1,500 employees, six key people make a significant difference at Atlanta-based Healthfield Inc.-and they aren't even on the company payroll....
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ANSWERS TO YOUR INDUSTRY QUESTIONS
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
HOMECARE MAGAZINE STAFF
Buying Provider Number Isn't Always the Best Deal Does a Medicare provider number transfer with the sale of a company to the new owner? Can it be included...
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Home Infusion vs. Ambulatory Infusion Centers
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
HOMECARE MAGAZINE STAFF
Ambulatory infusion centers have been in existence for about 15 years, but gained popularity primarily over the past two years, says Roger Klotz of Specialized...
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and another thing...
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
HOMECARE MAGAZINE STAFF
Some 75,000 home care workers in Los Angeles County, who earn only minimum wage but whose efforts allow the ill and the elderly to remain in their homes,...
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Another Plug for Home Care
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
HOMECARE MAGAZINE STAFF
Results of a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reveal-surprise!-that older people with common medical and surgical...
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Rx Needed for Hospital Pharmacy Computers
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
HOMECARE MAGAZINE STAFF
Many hospital pharmacy computer systems aren't equipped to avoid serious medication errors and the result could be deadly, according to a field test survey...
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Maximize Your Muscle
Apr 1, 1999 12:00 PM,
Ken Gurnick
WANT TO MAKE MONEY in the home medical equipment business? Sell your HME company and start-up an HME buying group. Or if you can't start one, join one.While...
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